Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-06

FRANKFORT, N. Y, March 81
Telegraph Eutt at Albany that |
have been shot and robbed" were the
words uttered by Express Messenger
Lake when he was found lying in his
car last evening, bleeding freely from
a wound in his shoulder. While the
West Shore train was making the run
between Oarks Mills and this city,
which only occupies seven minutes, a
man boarded it between the baggage
and express car, shot the messenger
and robbed his safe. The would-be
robber escaped.
Lake reached here about midnight,
and was able to proceed to the office
of Doctors Skiff & Richardson, where
his wounds was dressed. He was shot
in the upper part of the right arm, the
ball passing around the shoulder,
causing an ugly wound. The doctors
probed for the ball but were un-
able to locate it. Lake endured the
operation heroically. He was weak
from the shock and loss of blood, but
walked to the station and took the
$50 A. NJ. train for Albany, on his way
home to Sharon Springs. Hestated to
reporter that soon after his train left
Clark's Mills a man entered his car
through the side door, which he
showed back, saying as he entered:
"Throw up your hands" Lake did
not realize for q moment what was
up, and failed to comply with the
command. The intruder leveled his
revolver at the messenger and shot
him. Lake fell to the floor of the car,
and his assailant said: "Now, you,
when tell you to hold up your hands
again, you'll do it, won't your" The
ass ASSN then proceeded to bind the
hands and feet OF Lake and put g.
gag in his mouth. One of his legs the
robber tied to the safe. The des-
psrado then took a bunch of keys
from the pocket of the messenger
and unlocked the safe, which he
rifed of its money packages. The
amount secured is believed to be be-
tween 800 and $500. The robber
left the car at the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad crossing.
Before leaving the car he said: If you
say anything about this / will come
back and kill you" The messenger
replied: "You wouldn't rob q man
and then kill him, too, would your"
Lake tried to free himself, but did
not succeed. At Utica his car was
opened and he was freed from
his uncomfortable position. It was
decided that he had better stop over
and have his wound attended. The
messenger says his assailant was
large, strong man wearing O. mask
that hung down over his chest. His
hair was cut very short at the back
and his hands were calloused, hard
and dirty.
LAKES STORY DISCREDTED.
UTICA, n. Y, March 31.-Local ex-
press officials decline to state the
amount of loss. Agent Bushnell
reached Utica at noon to-day. He
was reticent, but admitted the loss of
about 81, 900. Other statements fix
the loss st $4,000. 1t is believed that
the robber entered the car near
Oneida Castle where the grade is
heavy. The messengers statement
that the robber entered by the side
UOO1 AZ HUI DOll0FCuS GAO kAe1oAOIu
door Of the car was not fastened by
chain as it should have been,
when the train reached Utica. Mr..
Bushnell left for Albany at 1852 P.
NJ. to interview Messenger Lake. The
messenger said to some one that he
was sitting at his opened safe when
attacked. His description of the
robber tallies perfectly with that
given by Night Agent Barger of the
masked man who robbed his drawer
of about $18 March Il, walked him
down the track and gave him back a
watch and revolver that had been
taken with the money